Yes vote ‘only guarantee’ of keeping commissioner

A YES vote in next October’s Lisbon treaty referendum is Ireland’s only chance of ensuring it keeps an EU commissioner, the British Foreign Secretary warned.

David Miliband was in Dublin yesterday for a meeting with his Irish counterpart Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin and said “the eyes of Europe will be on Ireland in the early part of October”.

He said the guaranteessecured by the Irish Government on issues such as defence, abortion and taxation, represent a “win-win” for all EU countries.